Shaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈeɪki/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈeɪki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈeɪki/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈeɪki/.

Examples

a rickety table
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
the ladder felt a little wobbly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rickety precarious wonky wobbly shivering trembling

Parts of Speech

adjective	inclined to shake as from weakness or defect “a rickety table”
adjective	vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze “a quaking bog”
adjective	not secure; beset with difficulties “a shaky marriage”

Word Forms

ricketiness	noun	the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
shake	noun	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
shakiness	noun	a shaky motion
wobble	noun	an unsteady rocking motion
precariousness	noun	being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wackelig

neigt dazu, aufgrund von Schwäche oder Defekt zu zittern

🇫🇷French

précaire

enclin à trembler à cause d'une faiblesse ou d'un défaut

🇪🇸Spanish

tembloroso

inclinado a temblar como por debilidad o defecto

🇮🇹Italian

traballante

incline a tremare come per debolezza o difetto

🇳🇱Dutch

wankel

geneigd te trillen als gevolg van zwakte of gebrek

🇵🇹Portuguese

trêmulo

inclinado a tremer por fraqueza ou defeito

🇷🇺Russian

шаткий

склонен трястись, как от слабости или дефекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

कमजोरी या दोष के कारण कांपने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

নড়বড়ে

দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি থেকে ঝাঁকাতে ঝোঁক

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுங்கும்

பலவீனம் அல்லது குறைபாட்டின் காரணமாக அசைக்க முனைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వణుకుతున్న

బలహీనత లేదా లోపం నుండి వణుకు మొగ్గు చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डळमळीत

अशक्तपणा किंवा दोष म्हणून थरथरणे कलते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિર

નબળાઇ અથવા ખામીથી હલાવવા માટે વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲುಗಾಡುವ

ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನ್ಯೂನತೆಯಿಂದ ಅಲುಗಾಡಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളകുന്ന

ബലഹീനതയോ വൈകല്യമോ പോലെ കുലുങ്ങാൻ ചായ്വുള്ളവൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਬਣੀ

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸ ਤੋਂ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਲਈ ਝੁਕਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

متزلزل

کمزوری یا عیب سے ہلنے کی طرف مائل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摇摇欲坠

由于弱点或缺陷而容易动摇

🇯🇵Japanese

揺れる

弱さまたは欠陥のために震える傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

흔들리는

약점이나 결함으로 인해 흔들리는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

run

có xu hướng run rẩy vì yếu đuối hoặc khiếm khuyết

🇹🇭Thai

สั่นคลอน

มีแนวโน้มจะสั่นคลอนเพราะอ่อนแรงหรือบกพร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

goyah

cenderung gemetar karena lemah atau cacat

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

hilig na nanginginig bilang mula sa kahinaan o depekto

🇲🇾Malay

goyah

cenderung untuk bergegar kerana kelemahan atau kecacatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هش

يميل إلى الاهتزاز من الضعف أو العيب

🇮🇷Persian

لرزان

متمایل به لرزیدن از ضعف یا نقص

🇹🇷Turkish

titrek

zayıflık veya kusurdan dolayı sallanmaya meyilli

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָעוּעַ

נוטה לנער בגלל חולשה או פגם

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